VALENCIA WILL BE HELD AT ALL COSTS.
LOYALIST RESOLVE.
Forces Concentrating for
Great Battle.
REBEL AIR SUPREMACY. United Press Association. —Copyright. ' (Received 1 p.m.) i LONDON", July 3. | Both sides in the Spanish conflict, ' according to the Hendaye correspondent of '"The Times/' are concentrat-' ing their most powerful elements on an important battle for Sagunto, a fortified town 17 miles from Valencia. I Rebels claim many prisoners in the capture of two villages, but their pro- , gress is arduous and costly. j Though each side has at its d ; sposal j HO.OOO troops, the rebels are over- j whclniingly superior aerially. ! The Loyalists are determined to hold Sagiinto and Valencia at all costs, and are moving their best troops and commanders to this front. j
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1938, Page 9
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